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MDPI, Remote Sensing, 11(6), p. 10593-10611, 2014

DOI: 10.3390/rs61110593

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Examining Land Use and Land Cover Spatiotemporal Change and Driving Forces in Beijing from 1978 to 2010

Journal article published in 2014 by Yichen Tian, Kai Yin, Dengsheng Lu, Lizhong Hua, Qianjun Zhao, Meiping Wen
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

Land use and land cover (LULC) datasets for Beijing in 1978, 1987, 1992, 2000 and 2010 were developed from Landsat images using the object-oriented classification approach. The relationships between social-economic, demographic and political factors and time-series LULC data were examined for the periods between 1978 and 2010. The results showed the effectiveness of using the object-oriented decision tree classification method for LULC classification with time series of Landsat images. Combined with anthropogenic driving forces, our research can effectively explain the detailed LULC change trajectories corresponding to different stages and give new insights for Beijing LULC change patterns. The results show a significant increase in forest and built-up areas, but a decrease in arable lands, due to urbanization and reforestation. Large ecological projects result in an increase of forest areas and population, and economic conditions result in urban expansion. The anthropogenic driving forces analysis results further prove that both population increase and economic development played important roles in the expansion of built-up areas. Both the qualitative and qualitative anthropogenic driving forces analysis methods were helpful for better understanding the mechanisms of LULC change.